Day 166 of 365 - Technology Interruption
It happened innocently enough. My husband, who is a computer technician, was helping me with a laptop problem the other evening. He reconnected it and left it on the computer desk. The next morning, I pushed the button to start it. After a couple seconds it shut itself off. Same scenario a few times in a row. Well crap! Called my husband at work to report and get advice. He realized what he may have done inadvertently but thought he could fix it later when he got home.
Part of my morning routine centers around sitting with my mug of tea at the computer, checking email and other regular sites I visit. After a few minutes of feeling disgruntled, I reconfigured my day. If you don't think you're addicted to technology, check what your initial reaction is when you are suddenly removed from it. :)
Ironically, or as a synchronicity, if I choose to look at it that way, the timing was perfect. I had started feeling an aversion to using the computer again recently, mostly due to my clogged up email inbox again. Having a forced break from it was a relief from the self-imposed pressure I feel to deal with that.
Instead of the slower start to my day browsing around on the internet, I engaged in other activities. These included completing some house work that I'd been putting off, getting outside in the spring sunshine for awhile, reading, perusing notes in notebooks, and writing that day's blog longhand to be typed later. It was a quite satisfying day.
My computer was functional again that evening and I completed what needed to be done. Doing without it for awhile reminded me, once again, that I do have choices as to how I spend my time. Now that the nicer spring weather is finally arriving, I just might want to spend more time outside on a regular basis, rather than sitting at a desk in front of a monitor.
I was also grateful that I've been making a practice of jotting down little notes daily for potential blog posts, as well as longer bits of writing when something I read or listen to inspires me. These often serve as fodder for a blog post theme.
You know those futuristic, end of the world movies, where most or all of the technology is shut down by some massive crisis? People in those stories get very upset, even deranged and violent over the loss of their technologies. It's usually some older person, who still has the ability to problem solve without a phone or computer, who helps resolve issues.
I want to be someone who can still do that. When our convenient external resources are taken away, we need to go within and remember the many internal resources we have for functioning. That, I think is a good thing.
Part of my morning routine centers around sitting with my mug of tea at the computer, checking email and other regular sites I visit. After a few minutes of feeling disgruntled, I reconfigured my day. If you don't think you're addicted to technology, check what your initial reaction is when you are suddenly removed from it. :)
Ironically, or as a synchronicity, if I choose to look at it that way, the timing was perfect. I had started feeling an aversion to using the computer again recently, mostly due to my clogged up email inbox again. Having a forced break from it was a relief from the self-imposed pressure I feel to deal with that.
Instead of the slower start to my day browsing around on the internet, I engaged in other activities. These included completing some house work that I'd been putting off, getting outside in the spring sunshine for awhile, reading, perusing notes in notebooks, and writing that day's blog longhand to be typed later. It was a quite satisfying day.
My computer was functional again that evening and I completed what needed to be done. Doing without it for awhile reminded me, once again, that I do have choices as to how I spend my time. Now that the nicer spring weather is finally arriving, I just might want to spend more time outside on a regular basis, rather than sitting at a desk in front of a monitor.
I was also grateful that I've been making a practice of jotting down little notes daily for potential blog posts, as well as longer bits of writing when something I read or listen to inspires me. These often serve as fodder for a blog post theme.
You know those futuristic, end of the world movies, where most or all of the technology is shut down by some massive crisis? People in those stories get very upset, even deranged and violent over the loss of their technologies. It's usually some older person, who still has the ability to problem solve without a phone or computer, who helps resolve issues.
I want to be someone who can still do that. When our convenient external resources are taken away, we need to go within and remember the many internal resources we have for functioning. That, I think is a good thing.
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